Image Gallery

The event’s speakers are pictured in the replica of the Speaker’s Office, a highlight of the Sam Rayburn Museum. l-r: Dr. Patrick Cox, associate director of The Center for American History; Curtis Smith, president of Friends of Sam Rayburn; Dr. Don Carleton, executive director The Center for American History; Martha Rayburn Dye, niece and closest living relative of Speaker Rayburn; Dee J. Kelly, president of the Sam Rayburn Foundation and former staff member to Speaker Rayburn; H. G. Dulaney, former staff member to Speaker Rayburn and the director emeritus of the Sam Rayburn Library; and Roy Floyd, mayor of Bonham. Photo by Allen Rich. (larger image)

Martha Rayburn Dye shares her memories of her uncle, Sam Rayburn, and his dream of the Rayburn Library. Martha Dye is the closest living relative to Speaker Rayburn. Photo by Allen Rich. (larger image)

Dr. Don Carleton, executive director of the Center for American History, and Judy Rowton, district staff in Congressman Ralph Hall’s Sherman office. Congressman Hall serves the 4th district of Texas, the same district Speaker Rayburn served during his legislative career. Photo by Allen Rich. (larger image)